华盛顿州基萨普公用事业局进军供电业提案遭58.4%选民反对
华盛顿州基萨普县（Kitsap County）选民正在否决第1号提案，该提案拟授权基萨普公用事业局（Kitsap Public Utility District）进入电力行业，自行建设或购买发电、输电与配电设施。
根据县审计官办公室11月7日（周六）下午3时53分公布的非官方计票结果，反对票69,386张、占58.4%，赞成票49,439张、占41.6%。全县已清点124,163张选票，投票率达到204,242名登记选民的60.8%。提案只需简单多数即可通过，但反对一方领先近2万票。
县审计官办公室表示，未来几天将继续清点选票，包括选举日当天邮戳的邮寄选票，结果仍可能变动，全县定于11月24日认证选举结果。
目前基萨普县大部分地区的供电服务由普吉特湾能源公司（Puget Sound Energy）提供。据《西雅图时报》报道，该公司为反对这一提案投入了约240万美元，是本轮地方选举中花钱最多的单一议题。支持者认为，公用事业局进入电力行业可以为居民提供更便宜、更本地化的电力选择；反对者则警告，提案将授予长期授权且无需再次公投，建设电网设施需要巨额公共投资、风险过高。
Kitsap Public Utility District's Bid to Enter the Power Business Rejected by 58.4% of Voters in Washington
Voters in Kitsap County, Washington, are rejecting Proposition 1, which would authorize the Kitsap Public Utility District to enter the electricity business by building or buying facilities to generate, transmit and distribute power.
According to unofficial results posted by the Kitsap County Auditor's Office at 3:53 p.m. on Saturday, November 7, the measure had 69,386 no votes (58.4%) against 49,439 yes votes (41.6%). A total of 124,163 ballots had been counted countywide, a turnout of 60.8% of the county's 204,242 registered voters. The proposition needs only a simple majority, but the no side leads by nearly 20,000 votes.
The auditor's office said counting will continue in the coming days, including mail ballots postmarked by Election Day, and results could still change. The county is scheduled to certify the election on November 24.
Most of Kitsap County is currently served by Puget Sound Energy. According to The Seattle Times, the company spent about $2.4 million opposing the measure, the most spent on any single issue in this local election cycle. Supporters argue a public utility role in electricity could offer cheaper, more local power, while opponents warn the measure grants lasting authority without another public vote and that building grid facilities would require major public investment and carry high risk.
来源：基萨普县审计官办公室
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